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Colour

#005ECB

  • #005ECB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#005ECB is a blue with RGB values 0, 94, 203 and HSL 212°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#005ECB#005ECB
HEX#005ECB
RGBrgb(0, 94, 203)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.3686, 0.7961
RGB percentages0%, 36.9%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(212.2, 100%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.2, 100%, 79.6%)
CMYK100%, 53.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer24,267
CSS custom property--colour: #005ECB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#FFA134

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006BCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00798Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.1Slate blue · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB6D00
Analogous#00C3CB, #0800CB
Triadic#CB005E, #5ECB00
Split complementary#CB0800, #C3CB00
Tetradic#CB00C3, #CB6D00, #00CB08

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98C8FF
Lighter +30%#65ACFF
Lighter +20%#3291FF
Lighter +10%#0076FE
Darker −10%#004698
Darker −20%#002F65
Darker −30%#001732
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#005ECB
Less saturated −25%#1960B2

Channel breakdown

R0
G94
B203
Red0 (0%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue212.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 5E · B CB

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